Serious Injury Claim Lawyers | No Win No Fee

In this guide, you will learn about the services that serious injury claim lawyers can provide. Suffering a severe injury can be life-changing, and the process of claiming compensation can be complex. As such, the support of a personal injury lawyer could benefit you in several ways.

Serious Injury Claim Lawyers

Additionally, this guide will explore when you could be eligible to seek compensation, how long you could have to start legal proceedings, and the evidence you could gather to support your claim.

Furthermore, we explore the duty of care you are owed on the road, at work or in public, and the legislation that certain third parties need to adhere to in order to ensure your safety. You can also find examples of how an accident resulting in a serious injury could occur if a third party breached their duty of care.

Later in the guide, we discuss personal injury settlements, including what they could consist of, and how they are calculated.

Finally, we will take you through the benefits of working with a solicitor under the terms of a No Win No Fee agreement.

You may be interested in learning more about serious injury claims. If so, our advisors can answer questions and offer a free case assessment. To get in touch, you can:

• Call 0800 073 8804;
• Discuss a claim online;
• Open the live chat feature at the foot of this page.

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1. Can Serious Injury Claim Lawyers Help Me?
2. What Claims Could Serious Injury Lawyers Handle?
3. What Evidence Do I Need To Claim?
4. Examples Of Serious Injury Claim Payouts
5. No Win No Fee Serious Injury Claim Lawyers

Can Serious Injury Claim Lawyers Help Me?

In order to make a personal injury claim for a serious injury, you must show that you have a valid claim. As such, you need to show a third party owed a duty of care, they breached this duty, and an accident caused by the breach led to physical and/or mental harm.

This forms the basis of negligence in claims for a personal injury. If you can prove negligence occurred, you may have valid grounds to seek compensation. However, you also need to start legal proceedings within the limitation period. 

The Limitation Act 1980 sets a three-year time limit for starting a personal injury claim. This usually begins from the date of the accident. However, there are some circumstances where exceptions could be made to the time limit.

In instances where you have valid grounds to pursue a claim, you could potentially instruct a lawyer to assist you. Our serious injury claim lawyers can:

• Ensure that your claim is put forward within the relevant limitation period. 
• Value your claim.
• Help you gather evidence to strengthen your claim.
• Explain any complex legal jargon.

To find out more about how they could help, and whether you’re eligible to have them represent your claim, call an advisor on the number above.

What Claims Could Serious Injury Lawyers Handle?

In this section, we will take a closer look at the legislation that sets out the duty of care certain third parties owe you, including employers, road users, and occupiers. You can also find examples of how an accident causing a serious injury could occur if this duty is not upheld.

Our serious injury claims lawyers have experience handling different types of claims, including those for an accident at work, road traffic accident, and public place accident. To discuss your specific case and find out whether they could assist you, please call an advisor on the number above.

Road Traffic Accident Claims

The duty of care applied to road users is to navigate roads in a way that keeps themselves and others safe from harm. To uphold this duty, they must follow the rules in the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code.

If they failed to do so, it could lead to an accident on the road that causes a serious injury. For example:

• A van driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street and collides head on with another vehicle. As a result, the driver of the other vehicle sustains a spinal injury and experiences paralysis in a car accident.

Accident At Work Claims

Section 2 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 states that employers must take all reasonably practicable steps to keep employees safe while at work, and while they perform their work-related tasks. Such steps could include:

• Providing personal protective equipment;
• Performing a risk assessment and acting on any findings that pose a risk of injury;
• Giving adequate training.

In some instances, an employer could breach their duty of care, resulting in an accident at work in which a serious injury is sustained. For example:

• An employer fails to adequately maintain machinery in a factory. As a result, an employee sustains a severe crush injury to their arm which leads to amputation due to using faulty equipment. 

Public Accident Claims

Occupiers owe a duty of care under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Their duty is to take all steps to ensure the reasonable safety of visitors on the premises. If they don’t, it could result in a public place accident that causes a member of the public to sustain a serious injury. For example:

• There is inadequate lighting in a stairwell of a restaurant that has been reported. However, no steps have been taken to address the hazard. As a result, a customer trips and falls down the stairs hitting their head and sustaining a serious brain injury, which leads to epilepsy.

Please give our advisors a call on the above number to discuss your experience and see if our serious injury claim lawyers can help with your personal injury claim.

What Evidence Do I Need To Claim?

There are several pieces of evidence you could gather to support your case in order to prove third-party negligence. As such, you could benefit from gathering:

• An official record; for example, a workplace accident book entry, or a police report in the case of a road accident.
• CCTV or dash cam footage showing the accident and its cause.
• Photographs of the accident scene and any visible injuries.
• Medical records, such as an X-ray or doctor’s note.
• Witness contact information.

Our experienced serious injury claim lawyers can help with the process of gathering evidence. To find out whether you could access their services, please speak with an advisor on the number above.

Examples Of Serious Injury Claim Payouts

If you make a successful serious injury claim, you could be awarded a settlement comprising of up to two heads of claim. The first is general damages, which compensate for physical and mental suffering resulting from your injuries.

In the case of a serious injury, such as amputation, or paralysis, these can have a life-changing impact on your quality of life. Consideration will be given to this when valuing how much you should be awarded for your injuries.

In the below table, you can see guideline compensation brackets for different injuries. These have been taken from the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). Serious injury claim lawyers can use the JCG alongside medical evidence to value general damages compensation.

Please note, the figures are not a guarantee of what you will receive, as each case is unique so settlements can vary.

Compensation Table

Can I Claim Special Damages?

Special damages compensate for the financial losses you have experienced due to injuries suffered in an accident. For example:

• A loss of earnings if you miss work while recovering from your injuries.
• Medical costs.
• Home adaptation costs.
• Domestic care costs.
• Travel expenses.

If you work with our serious injury claim lawyers, they can ensure your claim is valued accurately.

For further guidance on the serious injury claim settlement that could be awarded after a case succeeds, please get in touch with an advisor on the number above.

No Win No Fee Serious Injury Claim Lawyers

If you have a valid claim and have decided to seek legal assistance, our serious injury claim lawyers could help. They have experience handling claims of this nature. Moreover, they could offer their services under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).

A CFA is a type of No Win No Fee arrangement which typically means fees for the solicitor’s work are not requested:

• Upfront;
• During the case;
• If the case fails.

If your case wins, your lawyer collects a success fee from the compensation awarded to you. This is a small percentage which is legally capped by The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013.

How To Contact Our Team

Our dedicated advisors can answer your questions and assess your potential claim, all for free. If you have valid grounds to claim, you could be connected to one of our lawyers. However, there is no obligation to work with one of our serious injury claim lawyers if you speak to us.

If you have any questions about how to claim or want to know more about the claims process, you can:

• Call 0800 073 8804;
• Raise a query about a claim online;
• Join an advisor on live chat below.

Discover More About Serious Injury Claims

Here are more useful guides about claims for serious injuries:

• A guide exploring when you could claim for a paralysis injury.
• Learn about burn injury claims including the process of seeking compensation for this type of injury.
• Find out how to claim for serious hand injuries.

And these resources could prove helpful:

• Health and Safety Executive – Employer responsibilities.
• NHS – Get your medical records.
• GOV.UK – Statutory sick pay.

Thank you for reading our guide explaining how serious injury claim lawyers could assist you. If you have any other questions, please contact an advisor on the number above.

Written by McCosh

Edited by Mitchell